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The Rugby World Cup minister says it's business time for organisers as they embark on a drive to drum up support - and ticket sales. Audio

An Auckland based Fijian pro-democracy group says the decision to allow a former military officer entry to New Zealand will further damage the relationship between the two countries. Audio

Murray McCully comments on Colonel Mara's prospects of entering New Zealand. Audio

Rugby World Cup organisers admit they are struggling to resell tickets to some of the Christchurch games moved elsewhere because of the quake. Audio

The defection of Fiji's Lieutenant Colonel Ratu Tevita Mara to Tonga is another sign of the tensions at play within the region, as well as inside Fiji itself according to New Zealand's Foreign Affairs… Audio

Talks between the Foreign Affairs Minister and the United States Secretary of State have just concluded at the State Department in Washington. Audio

The New Zealand Government says it didn't know Tonga was planning to help a senior Fijian military commander charged with sedition to flee from Fiji. Fiji has accused Tonga of breaching its… Audio

The government is under attack once again for using defence force aircraft to cut travel times to meetings. Two weeks ago the prime minister, John Key, was criticised for using an Air Force helicopter… Audio

New Zealanders in Japan are being told to get 80 kilometres away from the damaged nuclear power plant. Audio

Yesterday the Minister for the Rugby World Cup Murray McCully announced Christchurch had lost the right to host its seven Cup matches. Audio

Efforts to track down New Zealanders in Japan are continuing but so far there are no reports of any casualties. Audio

New Zealand's embassy in Japan is working hard to make contact with all the New Zealanders who may have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Audio

And the ongoing questions surrounding the death of a New Zealander and other tourists in Thailand. Audio

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully thanked the international rescue teams for their expertise. Audio

For more on the situation in Egypt, we're joined by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully. Audio

The government wants New Zealanders be on their best behaviour in all aspects of life as the rest of the world comes to visit during the Rugby World Cup Audio

The United States is promising a new era of co-operation with New Zealand. Audio

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Rugby World Cup, Murray McCully, says New Zealand will lobby against the increase. Audio

The first ever summit between a New Zealand Prime Minister and the ten leaders of countries making up the Association of South East Asian Nations is to be held in October. Audio

Foreign ministers and delegates from more than sixty countries meeting in Kabul have agreed Afghan forces should take charge of security in the country by 2014. Audio